DCU-Final-Year-Projects-Booklet-2025

100 204. UniWell The UniWell project is a ProgressiveWeb Application (PWA) designed to support university students in balancing their academic, social, and personal responsibilities while promoting well-being. By integrating features such as scheduling, task prioritisation, reminders, group-study management, and well-being prompts, the app empowers users to stay organised, manage workloads effectively, and avoid burnout. Additionally, it incorporates study techniques and offers a well-being dashboard that provides insights into activity balance, encouraging a healthier andmore productive lifestyle. Designed with user-centricity in mind, UniWell fosters self-care and resilience, helping students navigate the challenges of university life with ease and efficiency. Student Programme Computer Science Project Area Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Educational, Internet of Things, Mobile App, Multimedia, Software Development, Statistical Analysis, Web Application Project Technology CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, MongoDB, MySQL, Nodejs, Python, REST, SQL, React. js, typescript, firebase Student Name(s) Michael Oluwatofarati Adebiyi  |  Jonathan Oluwabusayo Ogungbe Email michael.adebiyi2@mail.dcu.ie   |  jonathan.ogungbe2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr AlessandraMileo 205. Parametric Finite Element Modelling of Hip Prosthesis The purpose of this project is to look into how forces transfer to the femur fromprostheses used in total hip replacement surgeries. Global demand for total hip replacement is rapidly increasing and is expected to grow by 174%by 2030, with revision surgeries expected to increase by 137%due to factors influencing implant longevity. There are numerous types of prostheses on the market, with some having different offsets and neck angles. By creating parametric finite element models of the prosthesis, it will be possible to easily adjust the offset and neck angle and investigate how these changes affect stresses in specific proximal femur zones medially and at the prosthesis’s lateral tip, as well as stress shielding in other areas. Student Programme Biomedical Engineering (Year 5) Project Area 3-DModelling, Biomedical Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, Mechanical Design andManufacture, Statistical Analysis, Rehabilitation Engineering, Materials Testing Project Technology ANSYSWorkbench, Solidworks Student Name(s) Oyinmiebi Jacob Ebikibina-Oti Email oyinmiebi.ebikibinaoti2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr BryanMac Donald 206. Design of an Experimental Platform to Study Biofouling onMooring Lines: AHydrodynamic Perspective This project is concerned with optimising the design of an experimental test platform intended to examine the level of biofouling growth on mooring lines at different tidal current velocities. The growth of biofouling is associated with numerous consequences for mooring lines used on marine renewable energy devices, including an increase inmooring line weight and drag force. In this project, fluidmechanics theory was used to build a simple analytical description of the torque exerted on the system for different cable configurations, with drag coefficient data for the turbine blade geometry obtained using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). In addition to this, CFDwas used to predict the drag forces exerted on the cables for different dimensions of the experimental test rig. Student Programme Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 5) Project Area 3-DModelling, Device Design, FluidMechanics, Simulation Project Technology ANSYSWorkbench, Excel/VB, Solidworks Student Name(s) Aaron Pepper Email aaron.pepper2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Yan Delauré